Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 34.6% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS409.56
|
$4.77
MKD270.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS351.97
|
$3.35
MKD189.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS52.27
|
$1.18
MKD67.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.82
|
$0.84
MKD47.61
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.19
|
$0.62
MKD35.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS339.42
|
$3.02
MKD170.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS251.77
|
$4.12
MKD233.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS140.19
|
$1.80
MKD101.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS189.90
|
$2.26
MKD128.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.48
|
$0.34
MKD19.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS64.31
|
$0.53
MKD30.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.68
|
$0.44
MKD24.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS62.31
|
$0.60
MKD34.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.28
|
$0.29
MKD16.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.15
|
$0.28
MKD15.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS248.91
|
$5.32
MKD301.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS563.15
|
$20.30
MKD1,149.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,800,669.45
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,178,961.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS207.34
|
$5.68
MKD321.44
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,094.41
|
$17.70
MKD1,001.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,556.34
|
$179.57
MKD10,167.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS16,037.98
|
$130.47
MKD7,387.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,454.25
|
$94.81
MKD5,368.33
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,606.86
|
$100.21
MKD5,673.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS657,159.24
|
$2,124.52
MKD120,290.90
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.87
|
$1.57
MKD89.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS129.13
|
$1.25
MKD70.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS125.43
|
$2.70
MKD153.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,906.43
|
$19.54
MKD1,106.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS281.57
|
$4.21
MKD238.40
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,996.62
|
$50.34
MKD2,850.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,079.48
|
$33.58
MKD1,901.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,574.61
|
$75.78
MKD4,290.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,398.27
|
$68.00
MKD3,850.34
|
|
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